Boosting Baltic officially began in June 2004 and will run for 32 months.

Boosting Baltic FP6 aims to increase the competences on programs of FP6 and related knowledge for National Contact Points (NCP’s) and their customers and advance their area of action by promoting advanced partnerships, entrepreneurship and competitiveness.

The project has two target groups, the NCP’s of 4 newly associated countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland) and on their life science research community, as a model case for effective technology transfer.

Boosting Baltic FP6 is based on the close cooperation of  ScanBalt, Steinbeis Technology Transfer, the Swedish EU R&D Council and the 4 newly associated countries, Estonia, Lativa, Lithuania and Poland. More information on the partners, the NCP's and existing life science networks can be found here .

The Boosting Baltic FP6 project will:-
Create networks among newly associated  memberstate NCPs
Create networks among Nordic NCP and newly associated memberstate NCPs
Link newly associated  memberstate life science researchers
Host 4 national events in the new memberstate associated countries
Disseminate information
Provide coaching and training
Empower the NCPs

A more detailed summary of Boosting Baltic FP6 can be found here.

Boosting Baltic FP6 will be closely linked to activities in the ongoing formation of the ScanBalt metaregion (read more about ScanBalt here).

To find more information about NCP’s click here.

The Boosting Baltic FP6 partners are:
(Clicking on the link will give some more information about the partner, with some examples of existing biotech networks and projects)


Germany
More about the Steinbeis Foundation and existing projects.

Sweden
ScanBalt

More about The Swedish EU R&D Council and existing projects.

Lithuania
More about the Lithuanian Innovation Center and existing projects.
 
Poland
More about National Contact Point (NCP) Poland IPPT PAN
and existing projects.


Latvia
More about the National Contact Point (NCP) Latvia and existing projects.
 
Estonia
More about the Innovation Relay Centre (IRC) Estonia Archimedes and existing projects.

As well as the project deliverables, which can only be viewed if you are a project partner, Boosting Baltic FP6 has contributed data to the following Factfiles:

Factfile - e
This database allows you to search for
life science study and research institutions across the ScanBalt metaregion.
Click here to enter the database

Factfile - c
Find information on hospitals,
institutes and medical research specialisations. Click here to enter the database.